Course Form (One form per course, lab, or recitation)
NORTHEAST Integrated Curriculum Committee

Date: 10/19/2022
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Contact person: David Fazzino
Phone:

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570-389-4859

Email: dfazzino@bloomu.edu

Department: Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Sociology
Program: Anthropology

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Tracking # (For Provost office use only)

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CIP# (For Provost office use only)

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Select which actions you are requesting for _X_ Undergraduate __ Graduate
☒ Course Modified for Integration

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☐ Course Not Previously Offered at any campus

Click modalities that the course may be offered (80% +)
☒Face-to-Face/In person ☒ Online (100%) ☐ Interactive TV ☒ Multi-modal

New University
Course Prefix

New University
Course Number

New University
Course Title

ANTH

460

Applied Anthropology

Current University
Course Prefix

Current University
Course Number

Current University
Course Title

*Only list Current Courses that are equivalent to the New Course

BU: ANTHRO
LHU:
MU:

475

Applied Anthropology

New Course for Integrated University
7. Will the course be seeking General Education approval?
☒ No ☐ Yes (if yes, go to next section General Education Approval- click on this link)
8. Resources at Each Campus: List any resources, including faculty, facilities, technology, equipment,
or library resources necessary at each campus listed above.
The course will be offered within load of current faculty and will be available to all three
campuses. For face to face offering there are no additional resources needed beyond current
classroom technology. For online offering there are no additional resources needed. For multimodal offering classroom will need to be equipped with proper technology to facilitate
synchronous communications with faculty member and students in-person and those students
that are accessing the class remotely.
Identify on which campuses the course is intended to be offered in the integrated university
(for administration use only):
☒ BU

☒ LHU

☒ MU

9. Identify Departments/Programs/Courses impacted by changes on this form:
No programs/departments/courses impacted by course changes.

10. Indicate Semester and Year Course will be implemented: Fall 2023
11. Provide a rationale for how this course relates to the mission and goals of the related program:
A B.A. in Anthropology provides students with skills needed to understand social and cultural
systems, and helps them develop critical thinking, analytical, problem-solving, and presentation
skills necessary for professional success. The goals of the Anthropology program are to have
students be able to: 1. Identify diverse worldviews, 2. Describe anthropological theories, 3. Apply
ethical principles in research and practice, 4. Conduct research, 5. Demonstrate effective
communication skills, and 6. Evaluate the viability of diverse approaches to contemporary issues.
This course provides students with an introduction to and critical evaluation of the various
specializations, ethical issues, career opportunities, methods, and theoretical orientations of
applied anthropology (Anthropology Program Goal 2). The course utilizes the holistic perspective
of anthropology by applying knowledge from the various subfields (cultural, biological, linguistic
and archaeological anthropology) to identify and solve issues confronting humanity
(Anthropology Program Goal 6). Students will demonstrate effective communication skills in
highlighting key ethical, practical, and theoretical lessons learned (Anthropology Program Goals 2,
3, and 5).
12. Abbreviated Title (for Master Schedule, Maximum 20 spaces):
Research Methods

13. Course Description for Catalog (Maximum 75 words -start with an action verb.):
Provides an introduction to and critical evaluation of the various specializations, ethical issues,
career opportunities, methods, and theoretical orientations of applied anthropology. The course
utilizes the holistic perspective of anthropology by applying knowledge from the various subfields
(cultural, biological, linguistic and archaeological anthropology) to identify and solve issues
confronting humanity.
14. Credit(s): 3
Clock Hours: 3

Lecture: 3 hours

Recitation: hours Lab: hours

Contract Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 hours

Recitation: hours Lab: hours

15. Prerequisites (Courses completed prior to taking this course): 3 semester hours of Anthropology.
16. Co-requisites (Courses which must be taken simultaneously with other courses): None
17. Enrollment Restrictions (e.g., limited to majors in program XXX, restricted from majors in program
XXX, etc.): None

18. Repeatable: Can this course be repeated for credit as a multi-topic class, not just for a grade
change?
☒ No ☐ Yes: How many times is the course repeatable?
19. Dual-Level or Cross-Listed: Is this course dual-level? ☐Yes ☒No.
20. Estimated Frequency of Offering: Course will be offered once in a two-year cycle.
21. Recommended class size for student success: Provide the recommended class size number and a
clear rationale based on accreditation guidelines, discipline standards, or pedagogical limitations.
The recommended class size for student success is 25. This course is writing, presentation, and
discussion intensive. The recommended class size is to meet the needs of students by allowing for
meaningful classroom discussions, more personal communication, inclusion of all students in
assessment of performance in formal and informal presentation settings, and working with
students on a one-on-one basis, and it is based on review of students' performance. In addition,
substantive and detailed individual student presentations require a large portion of the class time
which is limited in synchronous delivery contexts.

Submit a Master Course Syllabus – (see attached)

General_Education_Approval
Locate the required Curricular Theme, Program Goal, and Learning Objectives and Desired Outcomes for
your selected area of this program in the General Education Plan (click on this link).
GE-1: Select the Curricular Theme and Program Goal you are applying from the drop down below (click
on the words Choose an item, then click on the arrow and select one option):NoneChoose an item.
GE-2: How does your course fit into the General Education Curricular Theme and Program Goal to which
you are applying (be sure to address all of the required areas of the selected Program Goal)?
GE-3: List the Course Specific SLOs that correspond to the General Education SLOs of the relevant
Curricular Theme and Program Goal and explain how your course will meet each one of these Course
Objectives. Please be specific and use examples to align in column two and to demonstrate how this will be
implemented in column three.
Course Specific Student Learning
Objectives (SLOs)

General Education Student
Learning Objectives (SLOs)

How do the methods and
structure of the course provide
students with the opportunity
to meet each aligned pair of
General Education and Course
Specific SLOs?

Submit the Master Course Syllabus (including assessment) in addition to this form to be considered for
General Education approval.

Signatures
Required
Signatures

Name

Date

Department
Chairperson

David Fazzino

10/19/22

By typing my name in the box above, I am electronically signing this form. Dean, ICC Chair, and
President/Designee will sign to indicate approval directly in SharePoint.

MASTER COURSE SYLLABUS
NORTHEAST Integrated Curriculum Committee

DATE PREPARED:
October 19, 2022
PREPARED BY:
David Fazzino
DEPARTMENT:
Anthropology, Criminal Justice, and Sociology
Program:
Anthropology
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COURSE PREFIX & NUMBER (without space in-between): ANT460
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COURSE TITLE:
Applied Anthropology
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CREDIT HOURS:
3
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RECOMMENDED CLASS SIZE:
25
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PREREQUISITES/CO-REQUISITES:
30 credits including at least 3 credits in
Anthropology
9. COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR CATALOG: Provides an introduction to and critical evaluation of the
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various specializations, ethical issues, career opportunities, methods, and theoretical orientations of
applied anthropology. The course utilizes the holistic perspective of anthropology by applying
knowledge from the various subfields (cultural, biological, linguistic and archaeological
anthropology) to identify and solve issues confronting humanity.

10. CONTENT DESCRIPTION: The following areas of study will be included:
A. The History and Origins of Applied Anthropology
B. Overview of the Major Specializations in Contemporary Applied Anthropology
a.
Medical Anthropology
b.
Cultural Resource Management
c.
Development Anthropology
d.
Business Anthropology and Corporate Anthropology
e.
Forensic Anthropology
f.
Environmental Anthropology
g.
Urban Anthropology
h.
Educational Anthropology
i.
Advocacy Anthropology and Activist Anthropology
C. The Different Roles and Ethical Positions of the Applied Anthropologist
a.
Educators
b.
Brokers
c.
Mediators
d.
Policy Makers
e.
Project Evaluators
f.
Advocates and Activists
D. Methods in Applied Anthropological Research
a.
Fieldwork
b.
Participant Observation
c.
Survey Research & Quantitative Approaches
d.
Rapid Appraisal
e.
Social Impact Assessment, Needs Assessment, Program Evaluation
E. Ethical Concerns and issues in the Practice of Anthropology
a.
Ethics and Social Responsibility

1.
Statement on Ethics: Principles of Professional Responsibility of the
American Anthropological Association
2.
Code of Ethics of the American Anthropological Association
3.
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Ethical
Guidelines for Practitioners
b.
Anthropology and Public Policy
c.
Applied Anthropology, Relativism, and Human Rights
F. Becoming a Professional
a.
Professional Organizations and Agencies in Applied Anthropology
1.
Society for Applied Anthropology
2.
The National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
b.
Training and Education for Careers in Anthropology
1.
Strategies for Succeeding in Applied Anthropology: Designing an
Individualized Program of Study and Marketing your Skills to Employers
2.
Employment Opportunities and Prospects for Applied
Anthropologists
3.
Designing Accreditation, Certification, and Licensing Programs in
Applied Anthropology

11. & 12. TABLE: STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND STUDENT ASSESSMENT. Use the
Table below to document the outcomes and assessment for the course. If this is a
General Education course, be sure to complete the second column as well, it if is not a
General Education course, you can leave the 2nd column blank.
If General Education: Select the Curricular Theme and Program Goal you are applying from the drop
down below directly as done on the Course Form above (click on the words Choose an item, then click
on the arrow and select one option):
Choose an item.

11. Course Specific Student
Learning Objectives (SLOs)

Students evaluate the various
specializations, ethical issues,
career opportunities, methods,
and theoretical orientations of
applied anthropology.

Students apply knowledge from
the various subfields (cultural,

GE SLO

12. Student Assessment
(suggested)

Quizzes and exams based on aspects of applied
anthropology including ethics, specializations,
career opportunities, theories, and methods.
Assessment of student contributions to discussion
of relevant methods.
Students demonstrate practical skills in field
methods.
Students describe the ethical considerations and
application of anthropological knowledge in real

biological, linguistic and
archaeological anthropology) to
identify and solve social and
cultural issues confronting
humanity.
Students demonstrate effective
communicate skills to highlight
key ethical, practical, and
theoretical lessons learned.

world context, through products and in classroom
discussion.

Students present on applied anthropology theory
in written and oral reports.

13. METHODS:
In a traditional classroom setting, the course is taught in a lecture format, supplemented with
classroom discussion, homework assignments, in-class assignments and activities, quizzes, and
exams.
In a distance education or multi-modal setting, the course makes use of available university
classroom management software, and other supplementary web-based applications. The
instructor may utilize a variety of methods including the use of discussion boards, recorded
lectures, online video and audio, group projects. Exam proctoring may be required at the
discretion of the individual instructor.
In a distance education setting: This course may be taught online using synchronous or
asynchronous methods based on the instructor.
In a multi-modal setting: (1) the course is taught in a lecture format on-campus and students
can participate in person or in zoom, or (2) flex plus Zoom format where in one part of the
course students can participate in person or in Zoom, and the second part will be a zoom-only
class.
14. COURSE ASSESSMENT:
The program curriculum committee will assess the objectives of course assessment and recommend
changes so that the course better reflects the goals of the program. Course assessment will also be
conducted in coordination with and/or upon the request of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and
other relevant bodies.

15. SUPPORTING MATERIALS- SAMPLE TEXTS (Recommended):
Andreatta, S., Phaneuf, V., Studebaker, J., & Parker, J. D. (2021). Practicing Anthroopology in the Post-COvid World:
How to get Hired and Where to Look. Practicing Anthropology, 43(4), 14-18.
Álvarez, S., Guglielmucci, A., & Torres Palacio, P. P. (2022). Towards an Anthropology of Peace: Reintegration of
Former Guerrillas into Colombian Society. Human Organization, 81(2), 132-140.
Arnedo‐Gómez, M. (2022). Fernando Ortiz's Transculturation: Applied Anthropology, Acculturation, and
Mestizaje. The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology.

Chaiken, M., & Fleuret, A. K. (2019). Social change and applied anthropology: essays in honor of David W.
Brokensha. Routledge.
Colchester, M. (2021). Cultural relativism and indigenous rights: Rethinking some dilemmas in applied anthropology
(part 1). Anthropology Today, 37(3), 16-19.

Goldman, L. R. (Ed.). (2020). Social impact analysis: an applied anthropology manual. Routledge.
Iparraguirre, G. (2022). Cultural Rhythmics: Applied Anthropology and Global Development from Latin
America. Emerald Group Publishing.
Lamphere, L. (2018). The Transformation of Ethnography: From Malinowki's Tent to the Practice of
Collaborative/Activist Anthropology. Human Organization, 77(1), 64-76.
Marabello, S., & Parisi, M. L. (2020). “I Told You the Invisible Can Kill You”: Engaging Anthropology as a
Response in the COVID-19 Outbreak in Italy. Human Organization, 79(4), 250-258.
Nolan, R. W. (2018). Development anthropology: Encounters in the real world. Routledge.
Paolisso, M., Platts, E. J., Hall, V. M., Primiano, S. J., Crawford, B., Graham, J., ... & Gough, J. (2018). Applied
Anthropology and its Practice: Insights from the Classroom. Practicing Anthropology, 40(1), 58-62.

Purcell, T. (1998). Indigenous knowledge and applied anthropology: Questions of definition and
direction. Human organization, 57(3), 258-272.
Reinke, A. J. (2019). Applied Anthropology in Juridical Grey Spaces. Anthropology in Action, 26(2), 1-8.
Shaffer, S. (2008). Further resources for careers in applied anthropology. NAPA Bulletin, 29(1), 195-205.
Stull, D. D. (2019). Collaborative research and social change: Applied anthropology in action. Routledge.
Van Willigen, J. (2002). Applied anthropology: An introduction. Greenwood Publishing Group.
Yelvington, K. A. (2019). “The misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing compared to the misery of not being
exploited at all”?: a predicament for applied anthropology. Dialectical Anthropology, 43(4), 397-403.